Advanced Process Control Engineer

Koch Ag & Energy Services (KAES) is seeking an Advanced Process Control Engineer to join our team in Wichita, Kansas
! This Advanced Process Control Engineer (APC) is going to be part of the corporate process control team and will be working as a program owner supporting all 7 KAES locations.

As an APC Engineer, you will work on the identification, design, implementation, and maintenance of advanced process control and optimization applications across KAES plants. You will work with Plant Operators, Process Engineers, and process control engineers to deploy and sustain robust solutions that deliver improvements in safety, reliability, efficiency and production.

Our culture is defined by the Principle-Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

• Support manufacturing sites throughout the entire lifecycle of APC projects, including identification, design, implementation, commissioning, tuning, and ongoing maintenance of APC applications for process optimization.
• Analyze process dynamics and operational challenges to develop and evaluate advanced control strategies, such as multivariable control, sequence control, and inferential modeling.
• Develop, improve, and standardize fleet-wide APC metrics and dashboards for enhanced performance tracking
• Monitor, troubleshoot, tune, and support base layer PID controller performance, ensuring uptime and performance.
• Provide training, coaching, and knowledge sharing to operators, process engineers, and less experienced APC/control engineers, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.
• Lead and participate in activities to develop and maintain company-wide APC standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Support standardization of APC practices, specifications, and KPIs across fleet.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 20% to support multiple KAES sites

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in identifying, designing, implementing, tuning, and sustaining Aspen Tech APC (DMC3/DMCplus/IQ) applications in refinery, chemical, or petrochemical plants.
• Ability to lead APC projects from initial concept through deployment and ongoing support.
• Experience troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills to optimize APC system performance.
• Experience training, coaching, and mentoring plant operators, process engineers, and junior engineers on APC system usage, best practices, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline is preferred.
• Experience troubleshooting, revising, and optimizing existing control schemes to improve process performance and reliability.
• Experience with Loop tuning and control loop performance improvement
• Experience in the fertilizer industry with manufacturing processes, or experience in refining and major petrochemical operations.
• Experience with a Yokogawa Centum VP or Delta V DCS system is preferred.

Hiring Philosophy
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All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

Our Benefits
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Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

Equal Opportunities
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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.